Ancient Australia

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  • Humans in the past
    60,000 BCE

    Humans in the past

    The earliest date historians found evidence of humans in Australia.
  • The Find
    38,000 BCE

    The Find

    clear evidence exists of humans living in Australia known today as the Aboriginal people.
  • More evidence
    29,000 BCE

    More evidence

    Evidence exists that humans lived in an area well known to people today as Victoria.
  • Old Tools
    28,000 BCE

    Old Tools

    tools and other artifacts found near Warrnambool indicate indicate indigenous presence in the area over time
  • Art of Aboriginals
    26,000 BCE

    Art of Aboriginals

    rock art found in Narwala in the Northern Territory.
  • The Ice Age
    18,000 BCE

    The Ice Age

    Most Aboriginals would live near the eastern side of Australia and in Tasmania because an ice age could make larger areas of the country to cold to be inhabited.
  • Ice Age Break up
    14,000 BCE

    Ice Age Break up

    Ice Caps begin to melt and Sea levels begin to rise.
  • Tectonic Plates and the Sea
    11,000 BCE

    Tectonic Plates and the Sea

    Tasmania is cut cut off from main land due to rising Sea levels.
  • Floodings
    7000 BCE

    Floodings

    The flooding of Port Philip Bay, originally the Kulin Nation land.
  • The Torres Strait Islands
    6000 BCE

    The Torres Strait Islands

    The area in between Northern Australia and New Guinea is flooded, creating the Torres Strait Islands.